Ready to Get Naked?

Urban Decay Naked Palette ($44.00) is new-for-fall and contains twelve shades–eight are incredibly neutral, but four pack a little–much welcome–color punch. There are six permanent and existing shades, one repromoted shade, and five new shades.

Virgin is a pale, shimmered nude beige. It’s very, very light, but it’s such a beautiful neutral. It’s a little frosty for a highlighter, particularly on darker skin tones, but it would make for a great all-over wash or pop of light on the inner tear duct.

Sin is a champagne with a touch of pink and a frostier finish. This shade is permanently available.

Naked is a matte medium beige-brown. It has a very soft, smooth texture–not at all powdery or chalky.

Sidecar is a shimmered, medium bronze brown with almost a red undertone. This shade was in the first edition of the Book of Shadows. (I didn’t see it on Urban Decay’s website at all.)

Buck is a matte darkened beige-brown. It’s really a darker version of Naked. It has the same silky smooth texture and rich color pay off of Naked, too.

Half Baked is a coppery bronze with a frost-metallic finish. This shade is permanently available.

Smog is a medium dark bronze with a gilded bronze sheen. This shade is permanently available.

Darkhorse is a darkened deep chocolate brown with flecks of bronze.

Toasted is a medium dark pinky brown with a shimmery finish. This shade is permanently available.

Hustle is a dark plummy chocolate brown with a soft shimmer finish.

Creep is a darkened blue-black base with silver and teal shimmer. Urban Decay said “onyx with gold glitter” but I really didn’t see the gold.

Gunmetal is a blue-gray metallic that really must be seen to be appreciated. It almost feels like a duochrome, because it flashes blue but it’s dark and smoldering. This shade is permanently available.

The palette also contains a double-ended eyeliner, and Zero is your basic creamy black with a near-matte finish–if you’re an Urban Decay palette collector, you probably have enough Zero eyeliners to get you through the next twenty years. However, it also contains Whiskey, which is a brand new shade of creamy chocolate brown with red undertones. It’s very similar to Bourbon, but it seems a little lighter and doesn’t have the shimmer.

It’s packaged in a velvety chocolate brown exterior, which makes it look sleek and sophisticated–it’s probably one of the classier products I’ve seen come from the brand, actually. It feels very luxe and not quite Urban Decay–but I think it’s a good thing, and it’s nice to see. This is also an amazing value palette. The palette contains 12 x 0.05 oz. eyeshadows, plus 2 x 0.02 oz. liners and a miniature-sized Primer Potion of 0.13 fl. oz. (I actually originally thought it came sans UDPP, because I just received the palette… but the back of it says you do get it, so it probably tags along in a plastic package, but not included in the actual palette case.) The real coup here is the twelve full-size eyeshadows–yes, that’s right–a $17 full-size eyeshadow from Urban Decay contains 0.05 oz. of product, which is exactly what we have here–a value of $204.

I think this is one of Urban Decay’s best palettes to date, actually. It combines incomparable value for the price tag, but the high quality of their eyeshadows really comes through, too. There are no glittery, fussy shades here (and I can’t tell you how happy I am to NOT see Midnight Cowboy Rides Again!). Every shade is soft, smooth, and richly pigmented–even the mattes. For those with a lot of palettes, it may feel a bit redundant, as there are seven shades in it that we’ve seen again–but still five we haven’t. Not that I’m getting through an eyeshadow pan any time soon, but at least you can feel at ease if you fall in love with one of those seven.

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Product: 30/30

Value: 10/10

Ease of Use: 5/5

Packaging: 5/5

RECOMMENDATION: If you’re an eyeshadow fiend and love yourself some shimmery finishes, Urban Decay’s new Naked palette won’t disappoint. It even includes two matte shades–something I’ve remarked on for the lack thereof in previous palettes–and a good mix of neutrals, smoldering neutrals, and darker, smokier colors. There is nothing about this palette that’s a miss.

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OMFG!!! This palette looks simply amazing. I luv UD shadows, but most of their palettes look very childish to me. I don’t want pull out drawers, hidden panels, etc. This one is chic & classic, absolute perfection! I hope Sephora will carry it, but I will order from UD website if necessary. Thanks for the great pics & swatches!

There are 7 shades in here that I don’t have. It’s freakin’ beautiful. It’s perfect for student teaching this upcoming fall! Then I can have fun with Urban Decay in a “professional” way! For fun and for school! Woo hoo! Okay, I’m way too excited!

Hey Christine, do you think this palette would work for / show up on us warmer darker skinned ladies (NC 35+)? The only Urban Decay eye shadows I have are Baked, Half-Baked and Scandal. Wondering if it’s worth my while to pick this up too. I’ve only dipped my toes in the Urban Decay wells of goodness. Let me know what you think!
Thank you in advance! Hope you’re having a good summer thus far!

Hey, do you think that if I buy this palette I won’t need to buy any eyeshadows (at least from the nude/natural range) until I run out of this? Well, cosmetics are expensive, so I’m always trying to save something and this palette you gave max ratings while Dior or Chanel ones get a lil less…

In order to get an A+, it has to hit all points – and it’s REALLY hard for any brand, let alone a high-end designer brand like Dior or Chanel, to get perfect marks on value. It’s just so, so rare for that to happen.

I think this could definitely suffice for neutrals for awhile, though 🙂

Do you know if they plan to sell the Whiskey eyeliner on it’s own? If so I’m totally getting it! My staple eyeliner right now is Bourbon, but if they had a formula without shimmer that would make me happy. 🙂

I need this!!!! I’ve never gotten any other of the Urban Decay palettes because I simply could not justify all those bright beautiful colors I’d never wear. But this one is soooo beautiful and totally worth the money!